[Barbrady]

I know there are alot of dry counties in the South being the Bible Belt and all but up here in Mass I was surprised to see this. Is that were all the drunks live?

http://www.mass.gov/abcc/licensing/licensing.htm
17 dry towns:
Alford
Carlisle
Chilmark
Dunstable
Gay Head
Gosnold
Harvard
Hawley
Lincoln
Montgomery
Mount Washington
Rockport
Tisbury
Wenham
West Tisbury
Westhampton
Weston

 

[LenS]

Depending on what your definition of "dry town" is, here's another semi-dry town:

- Sharon - only recently allowed restaurants with 50 seats to serve alcohol to dining customers only. No bars, no package stores, no "stand up drinking" (must be at a table, with food).

 

[Barbrady]

I thought dry town was no alcohol sold or served and wondered why Sharon was not on the list. Glad to see they changed it.

 

[MVS]

Natick used to have the same rules as Sharon does and was considered a "dry town". That went out the window a couple years ago (for Natick).

 

[briand911]

Dont forget Milton

 

[57ragus]

What about the packie in east milton square.......

 

[copcar65]

Westwood has also issued their first liquor licenses this past year with the same type of rules as Sharon. (no bars, package stores, must be served w/meal, linen napkins only etc.) The town however is courting a major hotel and shopping plan down by the Rt 128 RR station. It will be interesting to see how quickly these rules last if that plan moves forward. I don't recall many hotels or large restaurants without regular bars.

 

[DVET1979]

Needham I believe is a dry town as well

 

[LenS]

I've been in the Sheraton Needham as recently as a month or so ago and they have a bar. Maybe the "meal" requirements mean they have to keep the bowl of peanuts/goldfish stocked when they serve drinks??

 

[EMT857398]

don't forget to add Wellesley to the list...

 

[reno911_2004]

Needham I believe is a dry town as well

Needham is a Semi dry town. No Package Stores, however, you can have a beer or a drink with your meal at the Groud Round or at the Sheraton up on the hill there right off Exit 19 off 128.

The strangest experience was when I had a Bud with my omelet at Bickfords on Highland Ave, but there's no where to buy a six pack. It's one f-ed up town, let me tell ya.

 

[j809]

Harvard is no longer dry as of this year.